Bar-fixture.



0. FORSTER.

BAB, FIXTURE.

APPLIOATION FILED Mun, 1908.

Patented Nov. 17, 1908.

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BAR FIXTURE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 11, 190.8.

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Patented Nov. 17, 1908.

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abko'omug UNrrn s OTTO FOR-STER, OF BLTIMORE, MARYLAND B At-FIXTURE Application filed May 11, 1908.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be 1t known that I, OTTO FoRsTnR, a citi- Zen Vof the United States, residing at Baltimore, in the vState of Maryland, have invented certa-in Improvements in Bar-Fixtures, of which the following is a full and complete specification. My invention is an improvement in storefurniture, and has particular reference to what may bev termed a bar-fixture or counter especially adapted for use in restaurants or bar-roms. f

The principal objects of my invention are l to provide a bar fora'estaurants or bar-rooms which shall be attractive in appearance, and in which the parts constituting the fixture as a whole are so constructed and arranged as to economize space and make it ,'more convenient for the bar-tender to Await upon his customers.

With these principal objects in view my invention consists in making the bar or tixture circular in shape or in the form of a large barrel with a surrounding counter, and furnishing the interior of the same with certain devices or appliances 0i' peculiar construction; all as hereinafter fully described and cglaimed.

In the accompanyinv drawings, which form a part of this speclficationzl `igure 1 is a front elevation ot a bar or bar-room fixture, constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional View. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view. Fig. 4 is a detail view illustrating the application of an attachment for use by a cashier. Fig. 5 is a detail of a panel and strip with which it engages. i i

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in all the figures of the drawings.

In carrying out my invention the body portion or framework of the bar is constructed in the form of a large barrel either round' or oval-shaped, comprising the vertical staves 5, which are connected at top and bottom to the heads 6 and 7, respectively, and the structure braced or reinforced by l metal bandsor hoops 8 near each end. In

the present instance the u per head G of the barrel forms the ceiling o the bar or fixture, while the lower head 7 formsythe floor, and the circular,- wall formed by the staves is bulged outward to the same extent as is customary in the ordinary form of whiskybarrel. 1

At a suitable distance from the bottom end Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 17', 190B.

Serial No. 432,207.

of the bar or fixture, and extending horizontally around the same, is a counter 9, which may have either a plain top surtaceor provided at its front edge with a bead, as 10. The counter projects a suitable distance from the body of the xture, and is supported by brackets 11. At one side of the frame the counter is provided with a hinged section 9, which is adapted to fold down, as shown in Directly above Athe counter the barrelshaped fixture or bar is provided with several openings, as shown, which 4are finished ot' around the edges with ornamental molding strips, as 13, the said openings being of suitable size so thatthe bartender who is standing within the bar .may serve the customers standing on the outside. The vertical walls 14.J between the openings are each providedon its inner side with vertical strips 15, which are groovcd at one. edge, as at 16, to receive certain removable devices hereinafter described, said strips having openings 17 through which lugs on the removable devices pass. The strips are provided with holes Athrough which removable attaching screws 18 pass.

In some instances. as when the device is placed against `a wi ll, one or more Tf the openings towards the wall may be closed. In Fig. 1 I have shown this application of the device, in which three ot' the openings in the rear are closed. These are closed by panels 19, in the form ot' mirrors, and between the mirrors are shel'ves 20, upon which may be placedglasscs, liquor-bottles, and other articles. Each shelf and its supporting bracket 21 may be, and preferably is, 'formed integrally with its supporting panel-frame, and said panel-frame isv provided at its four corners with lugs 15)u adapted to pass through the openings 1T of the supporting strips 15 and engage the groove, said openings being so located that the lugs will rest in the grooves below the same.

The counter extends within the trame or,

bar a suitable distance, as shown, and below the counter at one side ot the bar is acabinet comprising drawers and closets 2S. At the other side ot the bar is an ice-chest through the front wall ot' which pass beer faucets 24, and in addition to these other bar appliances may be provided.

As shown in Fig. si of the drawings, one of the removable panels may be in the torm of a cashiers screen, as Q5, adapted to fit the lower part of one of the openings, and prowhich is not only attractive in appearance,

vide the usual cash-opening and shelf, and alongside of this panel may be arranged an ordinary cashmegister.

Within the barrel-shaped frame, and upon the bottom thereof, is a stand 26, providing shelve's on which may-be supported the usual articles forming the complement of a bar.

This stand is preferably located at the center of the bar, so that the bar-tender may pass around the same.

As will be readily seen vI provide a bar but will also provide a very useful and convenient fixture for a restaurant or bar-room,

inasmuch as a bar-tender stationed therein may readily and conveniently serve a large number of customers.

In some instances, for instance for a large trade, the device would be placed in the center of a restaurant or bar-room, and 1n this instance none of the openings would be closed, so that customers could be served all around the device. On the other hand, for

.i a small trade, or for lack of space, the device may be placed against a wall, and in this instance the openings towards' the wall would be closed by thepanels and shelves and thereby provide supports for glasses, bottles, and

- other articles, and the folding section of th counter swung down. n

Having thus described my invention, I claim: v

l. In a storefixture or bar, a barrelshaped fra-me having spaced apart openings therein, a counter vsurrounding the barrelshaped frame at the lower end of the openings and extending Within said frame, a'

cabinet and bar-fixtures within the frame below the counter, retaining strips at the inner sideA of the framebetween the openings, and removable panels adapted to be engaged by said strips, as herein shown an described. y

2. In a store-fixture or bar, a barrelshaped frame comprisino` a top,` a bottom,`

and a circular Wall, the atter being bulged outward, said barrel-shaped frame having openings in the circular Wall, a counter surrounding thcframe below the openings and -through the openings, 'a folding section on the counter at one side ofthe frame, vertical strips detachably secured to the inner side of the frame between the openings.

therein, panels removably engaging the strips, and shelves forming an integral part of the panels; together with a stand located on the bottom of the frame at the center thereof, ,as herein shown' and for the purpose set forth.

'4. In a store-fixture or bar, a round or oval-shapedframe comprising a top, a bottom, and a circular wall, the latter being bulged outward and having openings therein, a counter surrounding the frame at the lower end of the openings and extending into saidl frame through said openings, a folding section of the counter at one side of `the frame, vertical strips detachably secured to theinner side of the frame between the r openings therein and having lvertical grooves 16 and openings 17, panels having lugs at its corners adaptedto pass through the open# ings and engage the grooves,"and a shelf forming a'part ofY each panel, as herein shown and described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the' presence of two subscribing witnesses.

OTTO FORSTER.

Witnesses GEORGE E. FAUs'T, CEAS. Hoon. 

